Horizon DXA for Dieticians and Physicans

Copy will speak broadly to Horizon^® DXA system by Hologic as the gold standard body composition assessment method for human performance, research, and clinical applications.

FOR DIETITIANS
& PHYSICIANS

NUTRITION & WEIGHTLOSS

NUTRITION & WEIGHTLOSS

DIETITIANS AND PHYSICIANS

Copy will speak broadly to Horizon^® DXA system by Hologic as the gold standard body composition assessment method for human performance, research, and clinical applications.

INFORMING SMART NUTRITION PLANS WITH MEANINGFUL METRICS

Hologic^® DXA systems are used by dietitians and physicians to help individuals monitor their weight and make progress towards their health goals. DXA body composition scans make it easy to track changes in body composition over time and adjust plans accordingly for optimal results.

INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A DXA?

Reach out to the Hologic team to learn more about using the Horizon DXA system for nutrition and weight management.

Learn More

HORIZON DXA SYSTEM FOR NUTRITION AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT

SEE THE PROOF IN THE PICTURE

Horizon DXA system generates a series of easy-to-read graphical reports that use color mapping to identify fat, lean muscle mass, and bone. These reports can be used by dietitians and physicians to help create custom nutrition recommendations for clients based on their metrics and goals.

The reports provide detailed information on measurements with a comparison against the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database of age, gender, and race-matched peers. You can quickly assess and explain the state of a patient’s bone density and body composition.

MEASURE PROGRESS LIKE NEVER BEFORE

Overall, data from Hologic’s DXA systems serve as an additional tool to monitor patients’ weight loss or gain programs. When used in conjunction with weight management programs, data from the Advanced Body Composition^® Assessment can be used to help gain or lose weight safely and sustainably, without compromising muscle mass.

Additionally, regularly scheduled DXA body composition scans during the course of a patient’s weight management program will show if the weight change is from fat stores or from muscle. The Rate-of-Change Report, a key report available with Horizon DXA system, visually displays changes in a patient’s body over time, enabling patients and clinicians to assess and adjust treatment programs.

ENHANCING DIETARY PROGRAMS WITH DXA

Horizon DXA system scans can also be used to create personalized nutrition programs to complement training and weight management programs. Compared to other methods available on the market, the scan can provide a more accurate and precise way to prescribe nutrition plans related to weight management and athletic training

The initial scan can be used as a baseline, and performance can be tracked with additional scans throughout the duration of the training or weight management program. Doctors, dietitians, and athletic trainers can utilize the graphical color reports to show patients exactly where they are losing fat and gaining more muscle over time. Ultimately, data from the scan can provide a more accurate and precise way to prescribe nutrition plans related to weight management and athletic training.

Yellow Area = Subcutaneous Fat

Blue Area = Visceral Fat

Yellow Area = Subcutaneous Fat

Blue Area = Visceral Fat

MEASURING VISCERAL FAT WITH DXA

InnerCore™ Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT) Assessment, which is available on Horizon DXA system, provides an in-depth estimate of a patient’s visceral fat in the abdominal region. In-depth visceral fat is metabolically active and is often associated with diseases like diabetes, hypertension, impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, and metabolic syndrome. This type of fat is internal and therefore cannot always be seen or felt without a body composition scan.

Horizon DXA system can distinguish between visceral fat and subcutaneous fat, giving clinicians a unique understanding of the potential diseases that could be putting their patients at risk. Scans are substantially equivalent to computed tomography in measuring visceral fat with the advantages of being more accessible, less costly, and delivering a small fraction of the radiation dose.¹

See what people are saying:

“Sometimes body composition change will happen before weight change, and that’s motivational for individuals … I remember people in our studies who would be so unmotivated because their weight didn’t change, and they literally would drop out of studies. But then, [with DXA], we could be like, ‘Look—your lean mass has gone up, your fat mass has gone down, your bone density is good … these are all positive changes.’”

—Dr. Michael Ormsbee, Florida State University

“Initially I thought this weight loss journey was going to take a very long time, up to a year to achieve, and now I realize that my journey is NOT as long as I initially thought. And I think I can achieve that in a much quicker time frame now as a result of the DXA scan.”

—Kim, MeasureUp

“The visceral fat number is huge. That’s super helpful. [Horizon DXA system] measures the android/gynoid ratio for us, and pairing that with visceral fat measurements is just a really helpful indication of if there’s any increased health risk for a client.”

—Krysten McCaughey, Dietitian, Exos

DOWNLOAD A

SAMPLE REPORT

Explore a sample of the detailed, color-coded body composition reports generated by Horizon DXA system.

References

Practical and Technical Advantages of DXA Visceral Fat Assessment Compared with Computed Tomography, Thomas L. Kelly, Senior Principal Scientist, Hologic, Inc.

Disclaimer

Dr. Michael Ormsbee, Kim, and Krysten McCaughey are paid Hologic consultants. Views and opinions expressed herein by third parties are theirs alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Hologic

FOR DIETITIANS
& PHYSICIANS

DIETITIANS AND PHYSICIANS